
In the evening, in the ballroom of the magnificent Caliente hotel, the sparkling atmosphere of the party was increasingly felt. The classy decor of the luxurious Laizen hotel makes the ballroom like a room in a magnificent palace. All the invited guests who come also look elegant and classy, with the formal outfit they wear. Compared to a birthday party, the party may be more suitable to be called a party of prestige between upper class people. Just look, in addition to political and business matters, the majority of guests there must be talking about their glamorous lifestyle while showing off wealth. Yes, the typical language of the upper class who are accustomed to the hedon lifestyle.
Soon after, the guest of honor of the mayor came, who else if not the handsome and wealthy CEO Laizen. When the man entered all eyes were on him, especially the women, they seemed not to blink staring at Vander who was wearing a black tuxedo and bow tie like royalty. His tall and sturdy body made him look like a model who was walking on the runaway stage. Sontak some of the women there also immediately praised Vander while hoping to be glimpsed by the man. Of course it makes Emily who is also one of the invited guests there feel upset, with the behavior of the women who for him are not as stubborn. Because for Emily, she was the only one who was suitable to accompany the boss of Laizen group.
But on the contrary, even though he was greeted and noticed by people in the ballroom, Vander seemed not to care at all, all he did was just keep walking to the mayor to give him a birthday greeting.
"Happy birthday lord mayor, may you always be happy" Vander said, shaking the old man's hand.
"Thank you, Mr. Vander, it's an honor for me to invite a billionaires of your class to an old man's party like me."
"Together the mayor."
"Oh yes, Mr. Vander, this is my wife Carla and my daughter Cheryl."
"Thank you for your presence, Mr. Vander," said the mayor's wife. While Cheryl, who looks like she is the same age as Lara, seemed to blush embarrassed when she shook Vander's hand.
"I'm Cheryl, nice to meet you sir."
"Yes, I'm glad Vander met you too."
"Mr Vander, my son is twenty-six years old this year, and last year he just got a master's degree in literature at the University of London. My daughter also really likes animals and—"
"Oh yes sorry, mayor, but it seems you have to meet other guests, so you better focus on greeting other guests, because I also want to chat with other guests first."
"Well, Mr. Vander."
Actually Vander deliberately cut off the mayor's conversation because he realized, if the mayor was trying to bring his daughter closer to him. How could he have tried to match me to another woman, while I already had an amazing wife and child.
There Vander is seen taking drinks, and as usual a lot of sycophants who try to approach Vander so that he will give an injection of funds, and also cooperate with their company.
These rotten people are so disgusting! Maybe that's what Vander wants to say if he can right then and there.
Not finished facing the sycophants, Vander even still had to face the women less caress who had been teasing since then, even some who already had a husband but still teased Vander. Do these ugly women have no jobs? It always bothered me like a parasite!
Vander was eager to curse the crazy women to get away from them, unfortunately it was a bit difficult, considering how Laizen's reputation was on his shoulders. Argh shit! Dear Lara, I got robbed of these ugly women! Whine Vander in heart.
Fortunately, Eiji soon appears who, unbeknownst to Vander, turns out to also be a guest at the party. Like a hero Eiji came and asked the women to go first because he wanted to talk seriously with Vander.
"Mr Eiji you are so polite, we can't possibly block two handsome men who want to chat, then we'll leave."
Finally the bullies left too. Vander said in his heart. "Thank you, Mr. Eiji, you've come, you seem to be popular with women" Vander said.
"Ah not really, it seems that compared to you I lost far in any case."
"Don't go low, you've already beaten me when Jetski's fight."
Eiji smiled bitterly in light of the incident."No, you did it intentionally. Because your goal from the start wasn't to win the race but something else I didn't need to mention."
Vander smiled slightly. Well, just don't admit it's also useless, Eiji is not a stupid man who can't possibly not realize such a thing.
"Oh yeah, I heard that Lara now lives in Caelestis Garden, that's the apartment area belonging to the Laizen group right?"
"Yep!" Vander replied, then downed another glass of wine.
"Why are you that far, do all employees get facilities like Lara? Can you be accused of being a favoritism boss if it's too special to treat Lara, and Lara she could make other employees jealous and envious because you're so privileged with your secretary?"
Vander grinned at Eiji. "Mr Eiji, I'd like to ask. Why are you interfering so much with Lara's life? Isn't he just your childhood friend? And the facility is my business. Besides, so far none of my employees have any objections, so what's the problem? Lara deserves it anyway, she's helped me a lot. And he's the only secretary who can fit in and balance my way of working."
"I knew Lara long before you, and I know what you don't know about her. Including the matter of Lara and her baj¡ngan husband who now knows where she is."
"You!" Vander was eager to beat Eiji up right then and there but it was impossible, he could only clench his hands to hold back his turbulent anger at this moment. Despite the emotions, Vander still looks calm and does not show his anger. "Mr Eiji, I don't think our conversation about Lara needs to continue, because honestly I want to establish a cooperative relationship with you purely because of work, so because we are both adults it is better to discuss other things. I don't want to mix work with personal problems."
Hmh! A coward! Think Eiji.
Soon, Emily suddenly appears and embraces Vander's arm and says, "Master Vander, you're here. I've been looking for you..."
Vander furrowed his brows. What the fuck is this woman! He looked around and realized that, it turns out there are many media cameras that highlight it at this time. Damn it must have been on purpose!
"Oh well, Mr. Vander, Miss Emily, I don't want to bother you who want to be affectionate. So I'm sorry and please have a good time, both of you," Eiji said and left.
Goddamn bum! Eiji must have thought that I had a relationship with Emily! Vander was really upset, he felt like Emily had deliberately done this to make them gossip. "Miss Emily, let me go!" Vander said slowly.
"No, a lot of media is highlighting us. I'm sure they think we have a relationship."
"Don't mess with me, who do you think you are?! Let go or I'll force you to let go!" Threaten Vander.
"No, I think you should work with me, otherwise your image would be ugly if the camera caught you trying to be rude to me!"
As expected, this woman had indeed from the beginning already looked cunning!
As reporters were glaring at Vander and Emily, suddenly the focus of the guest suddenly turned toward the entrance of the ballroom. There as a result, the media crew was curious and turned around to see what was really going on. Including Vander and Emily who are also curious to see it.
A ruby-colored woman dressed in a sabrina-cut was seen entering the ballroom. The woman had long dark hair decorated with a platinum flower corset, with her face very symmetrical and petite purple, and her bright red lips seemed to amaze the people there.
Oh, my lady, that's beautiful...
Who is he?
The dress and the one wearing it is so beautiful!
Oh my goodness who the hell is she, so beautiful!
Jeez Yuna seems to be giving me too much of a dress, so are people? seeing me! Thought Lara who was a bit ungodly in the spotlight.
"Without?" Eiji said as he looked towards the entrance of the ballroom.
Lara why is she here? Vander looked surprised and amazed to see the presence of his wife who he did not know at all.
Lara who seemed to walk over to the mayor's pao to give a happy birthday while giving a tithe from Yuna.
"Sorry young lady, but who are you?" Ask mayor.
"Include me Lara, I came today to replace Miss Yuna Vergara because she was unable to attend. And here's Miss Yuna's gift for you, mayor." Lara gave Yuna's gift to the mayor.
"Oh so you are Miss Yuna's messenger, then thank you and please enjoy the party."
Lara then went to get a drink. Honestly to a party whose people are not in many recognized makes Lara bored and want to go home quickly. Plus seeing the reporters who crowded makes Lara immediately upset it feels. "I've guessed it will be like this, that flirtatious Emily must have been invited as well and now she keeps on buying my husband, which sucks! You flirtatious woman who lacks affection!" Gerutu Lara then sipped a glass of juice again to relieve her upset taste. Lara thought, if only she and Vander did not need to care about their status, surely she could freely hold her husband at this time.
"Hi miss are you alone?"
Suddenly some men approached and invited Lara to meet.
"Miss, can we accompany you? We are still single!"
Who cares if they are single or not! Inner woman it is.
"Oh can we know your name?"
Lara was silent and did not answer, honestly she felt uncomfortable with the presence of men in front of her at this time. "Um— sorry I'm going there first."
"Eitz! Where are you going?" Increasingly irritating, the men instead led Lara away. Fortunately there was Eiji who immediately came as a savior.
"Sorry gentlemen, this lady is my acquaintance so I ask you not to disturb her" Eiji said.
Looking at Eiji who was staring full of intimidating aura, the men gave up and finally left.
"Huf! Good thing you came, sister," said Lara was relieved.
"You're okay, right?"
"Yes, I'm good. Thanks again, yes."
"Sama-sama, oh yes how did you get here?"
"Um it..."
"So you came in place of Miss Yuna?"
"That's how..."
"Lara, do you know what your fault is?"
"Eh, a-what's my fault?" Lara panicked fearing that she was unaware of her fault.
"Your fault is, because you're too beautiful so everyone's watching you" Eiji joked.
"Geez, you're just freaking me out!" Lara slightly blushed by the joke of her childhood friend. But at least chatting while joking around with Eiji slightly took away Lara's boredom.
Unfortunately Vander who apparently saw the wife was laughing with Eiji also made him unhappy, so he got out of control and instead yelled at Emily in front of reporters.
"Mr Vander, what's wrong with you?" whispered Emily.
"It's none of your business, now either take your hand off me or I'll make you ashamed for life" Vander said with a cold look on his face. Horrified by the man's acaman, Emily finally gave up her embrace at that moment.
After that Vander seemed to snatch wine from the tray of a waiter roughly, and drink it. He did not even let the man's servant go to bring wine to other guests.
"Tu-your master has drunk almost ten glasses, I-I also ha-have to bring it for other guests so—"
Vander looked at the servant with his sharp and ruthless gaze. "You don't think I'm a guest!"
"B-bu-not so sir, but—"
KKVPR!
Vander suddenly slammed his wine glass on the floor, making the waiter tremble with fear. Other guests were surprised and wondered, including Lara herself. Vander why is he? Did he see me with Eiji? But was she jealous to that point? At once Vander's sharp gaze shot towards the wife, and through that gaze Lara immediately understood that her husband told her not to get too close to other men.
"Em— brother Eiji, I'm going to the restroom first yes,"
"Eh Lara wait, I—" Eiji again couldn't do anything to stop him from leaving.
In the toilet Lara who was washing her hands became upset with her husband. "He asked to hide our marital status, but he was also possessive and jealous! What the hell does Vander want, when the close to the woman is he first, why did he even rampage?!"
And upon Lara's return to the ballroom, it turns out that there was a dance session together, there seemed not to dance even though many men took turns to invite her to dance, including Eiji.
Likewise with Vander, the man had just continued to drink and drink. Even Emily's aggressive invitation doesn't interest her in dancing. Vander's eyes have since focused only on one woman, his wife, who is now seen eating a meal with Eiji.
"Is he making me jealous? Just keep going with that cool architect!" Vander suddenly smiled meaningfully. "Well, if you want to make me jealous, I'll tell you how your husband is if he's jealous!" Vander immediately walked to approach Lara, unfortunately suddenly he felt something strange. "Wait," Vander looked back, the man realized that a man who had just passed by was carrying a firearm. Lothawat! How could a mayor's class guard be this bad! Vander who realized that the mayor wanted to be killed also immediately informed special security. And suddenly the ballroom lights dimmed to make everything panic. Vander who realized that there was an intruder in his hotel immediately requested that the hotel technician immediately go to the electric control room. "Damn! It turns out that other than someone who wanted to kill the mayor, there was someone else who did deliberately want to harass me!"
"Well!" Vander immediately remembered his wife who was also in the ballroom.
"Lara, Lara where are you!" Pekik Eiji who was looking for Lara among the dark crowd of guests who screamed in panic and pushed each other.
"Oh my God, what is this?" Lara who could not see at all tried to make light from the cell phone flashlight. "Let me be calm..." Actually Lara was very afraid, but since she had often been trapped in difficult situations and even chaotic herself so much calmer, especially Vander had taught her how to deal with situations like this was her to be calm. Lara who walked in the dark tried to avoid other guests who shouted and pushed each other, but what was the power when Lara felt she had light on her phone to guide the way, the battery phone instead died. "God! Why do we have to die at this time!"
But how else, in the end Lara can only rely on her intentions in dark places, while continuing to hope the lights will soon light up. Lara you need to calm down... Say it in the heart.
But unfortunately, when he was as calm as possible suddenly there was someone who smothered him from behind.
Oh my God, why else is this? Who broke me?! Panicked Lara tried to break away, but unfortunately she was unconscious after being hit hard on her shoulder.
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